TechnologyTalk - Chrome Extensions and Apps

Chrome Extensions are small programs that add new features to your browser and personalize your browsing experience. Unlike apps, they’re always available, no matter what website you’re on. By using extensions, you can customize Google Chrome with features you like, while keeping your browser free of things that you don't use. By using Chrome extensions students can make the process of finding, organizing, and citing information a million times easier. Teachers can use these extensions for teaching to all learning modalities.

o Turn Off the Lights: Use to dim the lights around your video.
o goo.gl (Google URL Shortner) Shorten the page URL with this extension.
o Clearly: Clear all the clutter like links, videos, animations and more from the article you are trying to read with this extension.
o Email This Page: Email the link, title, and a selection of text on the web page you’re currently on with the click of this extension.
o Explain and Send Screenshot: Screenshot and annotate the web with this extension. Download and save options available.
o Video Downloader Professional; Use this extension to download YouTube videos to your computer.
o PicMonkey: Instantly edit web page images and screenshots with PicMonkey
o OneTab: Whenever you find yourself with too many tabs, click the OneTab icon to convert all of your tabs into a list.
o Cite this for me: Automatically create website citations in the APA, MLA, Chicago or Harvard referencing styles at the click of a button.
o Announcify: reads out loud every website you want and blurs text that is not being read.
o Print Friendly and PDF: Edit the webpage to delete specific text and image to then save them as PDF and print.

Google Drive Apps are available through your Google Drive account. These apps add additional functionality to your Google Drive.

o Create from Template: Add the from template option to your Google Drive
o Cacoo: A user-friendly online drawing tool. Multiple users editing the same diagram means Real-Time Collaboration. Cacoo Tutorial
o Lucidchart Diagrams: The easiest way to draw flowcharts, mockups, UML, mind maps and more -- online and offline.
o PDF Mergy: Allows you to merge PDF files with a simple drag and drop interface.
o Pixlr Editor: Full featured in browser photo editor!
o Powtoon: PowToon lets you create awesome presentations and animated videos. Powtoon Tutorial
o WeVideo: Makes video editing easy for everyone and accessible from anywhere.

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